Growing in your world job The IND is a large employer that offers you plenty of choices and opportunities to develop yourself. We think it is important that you have the opportunity to grow in your world job. Personal development – growing in your world …
Application process The IND offers all sorts of career opportunities for professionals with different backgrounds and ambitions. Working for the IND means working with talented colleagues in an environment where you will be given plenty of choices and …
Job with impact Each day, the IND works for people who come to the Netherlands from all over the world. We do this with attention for every application. From asylum seekers to family members. From highly skilled migrants to students. And we are there for …
VisualDOC The application VisualDOC was recently developed by the Document and Identity Office and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO. VisualDOC uses machine learning to help document experts examine documents and to focus …
The Document and Identity Office: training and courses The Document and Identity Office (Bureau Documenten) has examined the genuineness of thousands of documents over the years. Today, we are recognized experts in the field of civil status documents and …
DISCS To help users assess the value of a document, the Document and Identity Office has developed DISCS (Document Information System for Civil Status). DISCS is a database containing images and descriptions of over 5000 different civil status documents …
What does the Document and Identity Office do? Foreign nationals from over 160 countries live in the Netherlands. If they apply for a residence permit or Dutch passport, or want to register with their municipal service, they must present certificates or …
Penalties and the IND If someone applies for residency in the Netherlands, the IND must decide on this application within a certain period. This is the legal decision period. If the IND does not decide within this legal period, we may have to pay a sum of …
National security The IND is on the alert for risks and threats to national security when assessing applications for residency. For example terrorism. The IND can also take measures that help to protect national security. Recognising signs The IND is no …
The story of Martje ‘I want to care for staff members so that they can care for clients’ The IND recently officially established its own academy. Co-worker and faculty coordinator Martje was involved in its development during the past year and a half. …